Daylight saving time ends when clocks "fall back" on the first Sunday of November every year. (copy)

President-elect Donald Trump wants to end daylight saving time, something Oregon lawmakers attempted to do earlier this year.

Last Friday, Trump wrote on his social media site that he would do what he could to end the twice-annual time changes after he takes office.

“The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t! Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation,” he wrote in the post.

Ending the eight months of daylight saving time would mean major changes for Oregonians, shifting things an hour earlier. Portland would see 97 days of sunrises before 5 a.m., compared to zero right now.

Sunrise would happen as early as 4:21 a.m. in mid-June, while sunset on summer evenings would arrive shortly after 8 p.m. at the latest.

Over the years, Oregon lawmakers have alternately attempted to make standard time and daylight saving time permanent year-round. Their most recent attempt to eliminate the biannual time change by reverting to standard time year-round failed during this year’s short session.

Oregon’s Treasurer-elect Elizabeth Steiner, a physician and Democrat who previously served in the state Senate, has noted that a permanent switch to standard time could bring health benefits for many people. The Associated Press reported groups including the American Medical Association have reached the same conclusion.